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President Donald Trump hit the common themes of his campaign rallies in front of a boisterous North Charleston crowd Friday, but added a new twist, accusing Democrats of politicizing the novel coronavirus epidemic, calling it “their new hoax” in an attempt to undermine his administration.

“They tried the impeachment hoax,” Trump said, to reverberating boos from the thousands of people who filled the North Charleston Coliseum. Some of them waited days to get inside.

“And this is their new hoax,” he added.

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